Arsenal vs Aston Villa match stats & report

4–1 Full time

Premier League · England · Regular Season - 19 · Emirates Stadium, London · Ref D. England

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Arsenal beat Aston Villa 4–1 in the Premier League on 30 December 2025. Expected goals finished 3.04–2.67. Aston Villa had 54% of the ball.

Arsenal vs Aston Villa match statistics

ArsenalAston Villa

46% Ball possession 54%
3.04 Expected goals (xG) 2.67
22 Total shots 11
7 Shots on target 3
8 Shots off target 4
7 Blocked shots 4
17 Shots inside the box 9
3 Corners 3
18 Fouls 9
4 Offsides 0
2 Yellow cards 3
351 Passes 416
86% Pass accuracy 87%
2 Goalkeeper saves 3

Goals and cards

45+1' Yellow card Mikel Merino Arsenal
45+2' Yellow card M. Rogers Aston Villa
48' Goal Gabriel Magalhães Arsenal
52' Goal Martín Zubimendi (assist M. Ødegaard) Arsenal
69' Goal L. Trossard (assist J. Timber) Arsenal
78' Goal Gabriel Jesus (assist L. Trossard) Arsenal
79' Yellow card Gabriel Jesus Arsenal
81' Yellow card L. Bogarde Aston Villa
90' Goal O. Watkins Aston Villa
90+7' Yellow card O. Watkins Aston Villa

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

Arsenal

Confirmed 4-3-3 Mikel Arteta

1 David Raya

5 P. Hincapie 6 Gabriel Magalhães 2 W. Saliba 12 J. Timber

23 Mikel Merino 36 Martín Zubimendi 8 M. Ødegaard

19 L. Trossard 14 V. Gyökeres 7 B. Saka

Bench Kepa , Gabriel Jesus , B. White , K. Havertz , N. Madueke , G. Martinelli , M. Lewis-Skelly , C. Norgaard , E. Eze

Aston Villa

Confirmed 4-2-3-1 Unai Emery

23 E. Martinez

12 L. Digne 3 V. Lindelöf 4 E. Konsa 26 L. Bogarde

8 Y. Tielemans 24 A. Onana

10 E. Buendía 27 M. Rogers 19 J. Sancho

11 O. Watkins

Bench M. Bizot , J. Wright , D. Malen , I. Maatsen , L. Routh , J. McGinn , Jimoh-Aloba Jamaldeen , G. Hemmings , A. Garcia

Form guide

Arsenal at home

8–1–1 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.7 per game
Conceded: 0.5 per game
Clean sheets: 7 / 10
Corners: 5.4 per game
Shots on target: 5.3 per game

0% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Aston Villa away

5–1–4 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.6 per game
Conceded: 1.6 per game
Clean sheets: 2 / 10
Corners: 3.4 per game
Shots on target: 3.8 per game

25% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Arsenal vs Aston Villa head-to-head

Date	Match	Score
6 Dec 25	Aston Villa v Arsenal	2–1
18 Jan 25	Arsenal v Aston Villa	2–2
24 Aug 24	Aston Villa v Arsenal	0–2
14 Apr 24	Arsenal v Aston Villa	0–2
9 Dec 23	Aston Villa v Arsenal	1–0
18 Feb 23	Aston Villa v Arsenal	2–4

The full Arsenal vs Aston Villa head-to-head record